PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 384 p4p, 47 weight class) and Marat Magomedov (ranked 706 p4p, 86 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Magomedov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Evangelion OST - The Beast II. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draven
vs
Magomedov

175 cm
32
158 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

178 cm
33
160 lbs
21 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Magomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven feints and then cracks Magomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magomedov down.
Draven throws out a leg kick but Magomedov moves out of range and Draven only half commits.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Draven.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marat Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draven on the side of the head.
Draven cracks Magomedov with a good jab.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Draven blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Draven misses the target.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Draven scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draven.
Draven throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magomedov.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomedov.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Magomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov throws a lazy body kick
and Draven counters with a left and a right that stings Magomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Magomedov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Draven throws a low kick, looking for Magomedov's leg but Magomedov calmly moves out of range.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magomedov, right into the meat.
Draven throws a leg kick but Magomedov moved away.
Draven takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Draven misses.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven walks into a left hand.
Draven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Magomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draven appears to be looking for a big counter.
Magomedov throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov wants to land a leg kick but Draven is out of range.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Draven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draven misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a low kick as Draven jumps back.
Magomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
Magomedov is looking to chop away at Draven's legs.
Magomedov misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
Magomedov misses with a body punch
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov moves out of range as Draven strikes.
A leg kick checked by Draven.
Draven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Draven blocks the leg kick.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov flicks out a counter leg kick but Draven steps away.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Draven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Draven throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Draven blocks a jab.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draven throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Draven checks a leg kick.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Magomedov slips the punch.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magomedov.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
Magomedov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magomedov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draven misses the jab.
Magomedov throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a low kick as Draven jumps back.
Draven tries to score with a low kick but Magomedov moves his leg out of the way.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draven cracks Magomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a leg kick that misses.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Magomedov defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven lands the left hand.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magomedov with a jab.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Magomedov cracks Draven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov cracks Draven with a good jab.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Magomedov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Draven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draven cracks Magomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven checks a low kick from Magomedov.
Draven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven checks the leg kick.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Draven's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Draven blocks the leg kick.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Draven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Magomedov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
It looked like Draven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magomedov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven avoids a kick to the body.
As Magomedov backs away, Draven returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magomedov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Magomedov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Draven blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Magomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Draven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draven connects with a crisp jab.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Draven throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Draven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Magomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magomedov prevents Draven from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Draven is looking to escape.
Draven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magomedov.
Magomedov drops an elbow to the side of Draven's head.
Magomedov thows a huge punch but Draven dodges it nicely.
Magomedov wants to pass to mount but Draven is defending the position.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Draven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Draven manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Magomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marat Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magomedov.
Magomedov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Magomedov shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.

It looks like Marat Magomedov has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
Magomedov connects with a solid leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Draven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedov at a distance.
Draven avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a front kick aimed at Draven's knee but Draven avoids it well.
Magomedov throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Draven lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draven is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Draven looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draven.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov motions for Draven to come forward. Magomedov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draven throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draven misses with a leg kick.
Draven misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Magomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven cracks the inside of Magomedov's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magomedov misses with a takedown
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Magomedov.
Draven lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Magomedov misses with a kick to the body
and Draven counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Draven.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven misses with a straight right.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magomedov tries to land a leg kick but Draven saw it coming and moves away.
Draven throws a low kick, looking for Magomedov's leg but Magomedov calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.